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Psych star Rachel Leigh Cook (1979)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/09/pet_shop_boys_won_t_change_name_for_peta Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:57:46 EST Entertainment News 117573@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Pet Shop Boys have refused to change their name to the Rescue Shelter Boys to aid an animal rights group campaign aimed at discouraging people buying cats and dogs from pet stores.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/19/kings_of_leon_aamp_duffy_reign_at_the_br Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:14:38 EST Entertainment News 111110@http://www.starpulse.com/news U.S. rockers Kings Of Leon and Welsh singer Duffy were the big winners at the Brit Awards in London on Wednesday night.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/01/the_best_songs_about_girls_from_a_to_z_p_2 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:49:28 EST Entertainment News 76560@http://www.starpulse.com/news Here's part two of the best songs about girls with every letter of the alphabet, regardless of whether or not the subject of the song is the same as the title. There were two considerations in making the list: How good the song is versus how cool the chick sounds. See A to M here, and check out N to Z:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/04/nightwish_singer_tarja_turunen_to_releas Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 70039@http://www.starpulse.com/news With her unique tones and striking stage presence having played a key role in making Nightwish a major multi-platinum success, Tarja (now signed to Universal Music on an exclusive worldwide basis) is ideally placed to take her career to a whole new level,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/04/celebrity_birthdays_october_45 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 61604@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actress Rachel Leigh Cook (1979), actress Alicia Silverstone (1976), actor Liev Schreiber (1967), Cuban singer Jon Secada (1961), musician Afrika Bambaataa (1960), Pet Shop Boys singer Chris Lowe (1959), actor Armand Assante (1949), Oscar winning actress Susan Sarandon (1946), vampire novelist Anne Rice (1941),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/06/fascinating_facts_104 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:12:00 EST Entertainment News 58989@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kate Winslet, Denzel Washington and director Martin Campbell will all be honored at BAFTA/LA's 16th Britannia Awards in Los Angeles on November 1.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/12/pet_shop_boys_to_release_concert_dvd_cub Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:35:25 EST Entertainment News 51356@http://www.starpulse.com/news Burbank, Ca - Pet Shop Boys: Cubism In Concert -- A glittering 27-track live performance DVD will be released in the U.S. by Rhino Entertainment July 24. A true Pet Shop Boys celebration of pop, the concert was filmed in High Definition on November 14th, 2006, in Mexico City at the Auditorio Nacional.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/10/celebrity_birthdays_july_42 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46651@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to singer/actres/tuna lover Jessica Simpson (1980), "American Wedding" actor Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980), Brand New singer Jesse Lacey (1978), Colombian actress Sofia Vergara (1972), actor Gale Harold (1969), actress Janet Julian (1959), Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant (1954), singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler (1951), folk singer Arlo Guthrie (1947), actress Sue Lyon (1946), tennis star Arthur Ashe (1943; d. 1993), prolific heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (1942), actor Nick Adams (1931; d. 1968), "The Munsters" actor Fred Gwynne (1926, d. 1993), and French Impressionist Camille Pissarro (1830; d. 1930).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/25/pet_shop_boys_star_neil_tennant_not_a_fa Fri, 25 May 2007 09:48:03 EST Entertainment News 44196@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pet Shop Boys star Neil Tennant has poured scorn on this summer's Live Earth gig, insisting benefit concerts make musicians "look arrogant". The singer has mixed feelings about bands who mix music with politics, fearing they don't know what they're talking about.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/01/pet_shop_boys_meteor_scare Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 36239@http://www.starpulse.com/news British pop stars the Pet Shop Boys narrowly avoided death when fragments of a meteor missed hitting a plane on which they were traveling.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/01/rufus_wainwright_s_fifth_album_release_t_15 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EST Entertainment News 36031@http://www.starpulse.com/news This May 15, Geffen Records will issue Rufus Wainwright's new album, Release the Stars, his latest work since 2004's critically acclaimed Want Two (Geffen). The album introduces a new collection by Wainwright whom New Music Express hails as "the best songwriter of his generation."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/20/gwen_stefani_tops_european_singles_chart Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:18:55 EST Entertainment News 34625@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gwen Stefani is enjoying a second week atop the European singles chart with her Akon collaboration The Sweet Escape, keeping a double blast of Nelly Furtado at bay. The Sweet Escape, the title track from Stefani's sophomore album, keeps Nelly Furtado's "All Good Things (Come To An End)"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/09/oops_can_she_do_it_again Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:15:34 EST Entertainment News 28873@http://www.starpulse.com/news Britney Spears officially fell from her throne as a pop princess when she married bad boy backing dancer Kevin Federline. Aged just 22 when she said 'I do' for the second time, Britney was seen in public make-up-less, greasy haired, scruffily dressed, smacking gum, gobbling junk food and making out with her bling-adorned husband. The polished pop star was soon being branded white trash and when she fell pregnant just months after marrying, she was forced to take time off from making music.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/31/britney_spears_wants_the_pet_shop_boys_h Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:07:47 EST Entertainment News 27689@http://www.starpulse.com/news Britney Spears is collaborating with the Pet Shop Boys on her new album. The 25-year-old singer is determined to return to the charts with an edgy new sound and wants British electro pop duo Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant to help.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_4 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24696@http://www.starpulse.com/news In October, Justin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness, announced that he's leaving the band because he can't live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle again after completing rehab... Weird Al Yankovic's White & Nerdy becomes the parody singer's first ever top-ten hit... and legendary NYC nightclub CBGB, where bands like the Ramones, Talking Heads and Blondie got their start, closed; Patti Smith was the final act...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_2 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24637@http://www.starpulse.com/news ...In April, Billy Corgan announced that Smashing Pumpkins will reunite and begin recording a new album... Rihanna released her sophomore disc, Unfaithful, featuring the single S.O.S., which includes a sample of Soft Cell's Tainted Love... and Cee-Lo and DangerMouse's collaboration, Gnarls Barkley took the U.S. by storm, as their hit single Crazy stormed the charts and took off as one of 2006's most popular tunes.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/14/u_k_band_the_feeling_delivers_on_debut_t Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:56:39 EST Entertainment News 21461@http://www.starpulse.com/news Talk about being hooked on The Feeling. This U.K. band delivers an amalgam of harmonic melodies and catchy choruses that reaches full fruition on its Cherrytree/Interscope debut, Twelve Stops and Home, which has already produced a pair of Top 10 international hit singles in "Sewn" and "Fill My Little World."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/04/celebrity_birthdays_october_4 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 15622@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actress Rachel Leigh Cook (1979), actress Alicia Silverstone (1976), actor Liev Schreiber (1967), Cuban singer Jon Secada (1961), musician Afrika Bambaataa (1960), Pet Shop Boys singer Chris Lowe (1959), actor Armand Assante (1949), Oscar winning actress Susan Sarandon (1946), vampire novelist Anne Rice (1941), actor and former NRA spokesman Charlton Heston (1924), comedian Buster Keaton (1895), and 19th President of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes (1822).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/19/supergroup_electronic_sends_the_message Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:56:52 EST Entertainment News 16368@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rhino Records Spotlights All Three Albums from the Supergroup Featuring New Order's Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr of The Smiths With a Collection of Favorites and Hard-To-Find Tracks.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/24/rod_stewart_s_stepson_threatens_to_sue_r Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:08:20 EST Entertainment News 13954@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rod Stewart's stepson Ashley Hamilton is threatening legal action against pop star Robbie Williams for allegedly stealing a track they collaborated on for his new album. Hamilton, the son of Stewart's first wife Alana, is furious She's Madonna appears on Rudebox without any mention of his input, and has vowed to drag his claim to rights through the courts if Williams doesn't compensate him.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/10/celebrity_birthdays_july_11 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:00:41 EST Entertainment News 8640@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to singer/actres/tuna lover Jessica Simpson (1980), "American Wedding" actor Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980), Brand New singer Jesse Lacey (1978), Colombian actress Sofia Vergara (1972), actor Gale Harold (1969), actress Janet Julian (1959), Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant (1954), singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler (1951), folk singer Arlo Guthrie (1947), actress Sue Lyon (1946), tennis star Arthur Ashe (1943; d. 1993), prolific heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (1942), actor Nick Adams (1931; d. 1968), "The Munsters" actor Fred Gwynne (1926, d. 1993), and French Impressionist Camille Pissarro (1830; d. 1930).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/21/zero_7_announce_north_american_tour_date Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:58:12 EST Entertainment News 8606@http://www.starpulse.com/news Atlantic recording artists Zero 7 have announced details of their upcoming North American tour. The dates come in support of the UK-based duo's critically celebrated third album, The Garden (click for review).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/03/the_killers_frontman_looks_to_bruce_spri Wed, 03 May 2006 10:17:34 EST Entertainment News 6479@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Killers have ditched their British influences in favor of a more American approach because frontman Brandon Flowers has fallen in love with Bruce Springsteen's music. The U.S. singer admits the band's debut album Hot Fuss owed a lot to the U.K. music scene. But now Flowers has embraced Springsteen to such an extent he insists the currently-being-recorded sophomore Killers album will sound quite different to its predecessor.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/20/celebrities_flock_to_elton_john_s_stag_p Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:09:00 EST Entertainment News 1340@http://www.starpulse.com/news A host of gay icons flocked to Elton John and David Funish's pre-wedding bash at London's Too2Much club last night December 19. Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears, Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant, Ian McKellan and Eric McCormack all attended the star-studded bash.

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